Automobile attachment



Aug. 25, 1925.- W. H. SNiDER- AUTOMOBILE ATTACHMENT Filed Dec,

Patented Aug. 25, 1925.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM H. SNIDER, OF WELCOME, NORTH CAROLINA.

AUTOMOBILE ATTACHMENT. i v

Application filed December 5, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. SNIDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVelcome, in the county of Davidson and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Automobile .Attachment, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an attachment for Ford cars to facilitate the easy starting of old cars in which the wear has produced suflicient play to cause the magnets to be spaced from their fields.

The object of the invention is to provide an attachment of this character which performs a triple function to wit: holds the magnets close to their field; operates as a fan belt guide and as a crank holder.

Another object is to provide an attachment of this character which may be mounted on a Ford car without making any change therein.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a front elevation of the lower portion of a Ford car radiator and adjacent parts with this improved attachment shown applied and the crank handle held in raised position thereby.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the attach ment shown applied the crank handle and belt being shown in section.

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View of the attachment detached.

Fig. i is a-transverse section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view of the crank holder.

In the embodiment illustrated the radiator R is shown mounted on the usual frame F which has U-shaped hangers H with the usual bolts B the ordinary crank C is shown for starting the engine through the drive shaft S on which is mounted the fan belt pulley P.

The attachment constituting this invention comprises a rod 1 threaded at one end and having an L-shaped arm 2 fixed to its other Serial No. 678,706.

end by means of a set screw. This arm 2 carries at its free end a crank holder 3 swingably mounted at one end on said arm and having a stop 4 for limiting its swinging movement in one direction, said stop comprising a cross bar or plate which engages the arm 2 when swung at right angles thereto in a forward direction as shown in Fig. 5. The holder 3 has flared spring fingers 5 to receive the crank C between them and to hold it in raised position. This holder 3 is designed to be swung up flat against the radiator when not in use to permit the crank to freely pass during the cranking operation.

The rod 1 as shown in Fig. 2 is mounted parallel with the driving shaft on the left side thereof being supported by a bearing 10 which is in the form of a bracket mounted on one of the bolts B below the front por tion of the radiator, the rear end being supported by an arm 6 which has threaded engagement with the rod 1 and the furcations 7 of which straddle the driving shaft behind the fan belt pulley 2 so that when the rod is moved forward this arm 6 will exert a longitudinal pull on the shaft and operate to draw the magnets toward their field and thus insure sufficient current to produce a fat spark for starting the engine. The arm 6 has a rearwardly projecting substantially right angular extension 6 provided with a terminal eye 6 designed to be loosely secured to the engine by one of the bolts as shown in Fig. 2 to form a reliable support for rod 1 to prevent it from moving laterally and yet permit suflicient leverage for the forked end of member 6 to move forward and pull the drive shaft forward a suiiicient distance to move the magnets of the magneto into close contact with their fields and thus insure the production of a fat spark in the engine.

It is of course to be understood that this attachment is intended for use on old cars in which the shaft and its bearing have been so worn as to permit the magnets to move away from their field. The longitudinal movement of the shaft when so worn is rarely if ever more than an eighth of an inch so that obviously by loosely connecting the eye 6 with its bolt ample room will be provided to permit the forked end 7 of the member 6 to move forward sufliciently to pull the driving shaft with it and thus bring the magnets of the magneto into contact with their field.

A fan belt guide 9 is also mounted on the threaded portion of th rod 1 and on the edge of the drip pan 12 and is designed to engage the front edge of the belt to prevent its slipping off the pulley as is shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 4. This guide 9 is made in the form of a curved arm or bar one end of which is recessed 0r notched as shown at 11 to provide for its rocking engagement with the beaded edge of the drip pan 12 whereby the guide is held in operative position.

hen the attachment is mounted as shown it will obviously perform a triple function that is the arm or member 6 when the rod 1 is moved forward will operate to draw the magnets toward their field while the bar 9 operates as a fan belt guide and the members 2 and 3 as a crank holder.

In the application of this attachment the member 2 is removed from the rod 1 and the rod inserted in the position shown in F 2 with the furcation 7 of member 6 straddling the drive shaft S adjacent the rear face of the belt pulley P. The belt guide 9 is located in front of the pulley adjacent the edge of the belt and the notched end 11 thereof is engaged with the beaded edge of the drip pan 12. The eye 6 of the member 6 is then mounted on the bolt of the engine as shown in Fig. 2 the opening of said eye being sufficiently large to permit member 6 to move sufficiently forward to exert a pull on the pulley P when the rod 1 is drawn forward and thereby move the drive shaft with it to bring the magnets of the magneto, not shown, into close contact with their field. The bracket bearing 10 is then secured in position on one ofthe bolts B at the front of the engine below the radiator. The rod 1 is then drawn forward to its extreme limit and the sleeve 2 of the crank shaft holder is adjusted in abuting relation with the bearing 10 and secured by the set screw 2* the arm 2 being swung up in front of the radiator as shown in Fig. 1. The crank handle holder 8 is then swung down into the position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 and the crank C engaged between the furcations 5 of said holder. Obviously when the parts are in this position the crank holder being engaged with the crank handle will hold the rod 1 against turning and thus prevent the rod from changing its adjustment accidentally.

From the above description it will be seen that this attachment can be applied to a- Ford automobile without making any change whatever therein by simply removing two nuts which already are on the car and inserting on the bolts the bracket 10 and the eye 6 then replacing the nuts, tightening up the rod and fastening the sleeve 2 and the device is ready for use.

I claim 1. An attachment of the class described comprising a rod, means for mounting said rod parallel with the driving shaft of a car in connection with which it is to be used, means carried by said rod to engage the driving shaft and exert a forward pull thereon, and means for engagement with the crank for holding the shaft in adjusted posi tion and to hold the crank elevated.

2. An attachment of the class described comprising a rod, means for mounting said rod parallel with the driving shaft of a car in connection with which it is to be used, means carried by said rod to engage the driving shaft and exert a forward pull thereon, a crank holder carried by said rod adapted to be located at one side of the rod for interlocking engagement with the crank handle to hold it in elevated position, and to lock the rod in adjusted position against turning.

3. An attachment of the class described comprising a rod adapted to be mounted parallel with the driving shaft of a car in connection with which the device is to be used, a bifurcated arm adjustable on said rod and adapted to straddle the drive shaft of the car adjacent the rear face of the belt pulley, an L-shaped arm mounted on said rod and having means for adjustably securing it thereon, a crank engaging member carried by said arm and foldab-le out of the way when not in use, said rod having a bearing bracket located adjacent said arm and coopcrating therewith to hold the rod in adjusted position.

4. An attachment of the class described comprising a rod threaded at one end and having an L-shaped arm with a sleeve adjustably mounted on the other end of said rod, a crank engaging member carried by said arm, a bearing bracket carried by said rod in rear of said sleeve and adapted to be connected with a bolt on the car in connection with which th device is to be used and abifurcated arm adjustable on said rod to engage the driving shaft of an engine be hind the fan belt pulley, said arm having an eye to be mounted on a bolt on the engine.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my wn, I have hereto aflixed my signature.

WILLIAM H. SNIDER. 

